What's Your Story, Sequoyah?
From the Series Cub Reporter Meets Famous Americans
How did Sequoyah create a Cherokee alphabet? How did he improve the lives of the Cherokee? Cub Reporter interviews him to find out! Learn how Sequoyah overcame adversity in his childhood, and created the Cherokee alphabet, which helped thousands to become literate. Readers will see how to use interviewing skills and journalistic questions to reveal the story behind a famous American.
| Format | Your Price | Add |
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978-1-4677-9652-1
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$29.99 |
| Interest Level | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 2 |
| Genre | Social Studies |
| Category | Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diverse Books: Social Justice, Diversity |
| Copyright | 2016 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2016-01-01 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF007000, JNF007050, JNF018040 |
| Dewey | 973.04975570092 |
| Graphics | 1-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 7 x 9 |
| Lexile | 570 |
| Guided Reading Level | P |
| ATOS Reading Level | 4.2 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 180627 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Fast facts, Glossary, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Photo captions, Reviewed, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, Timeline, and eSource |
Author: Jody Jensen Shaffer
Jody Jensen Shaffer is the author of more than 27 books of fiction and nonfiction for children. She's written about everything from ninja warriors to celebrities to grizzlies. Her picture books include The Way the Cookie Crumbled, Prudence, The Part Time Cow, and A Chip Off the Old Block. Jody’s poetry and short fiction have been published in Highlights, Highlights High Five, Babybug, Clubhouse Jr., Turtle, and Humpty Dumpty, among others. Jody once received a bicycle for winning a haiku contest. Jody lives in Missouri with her husband and children.
Lerner eSource™ offers free digital teaching and learning resources, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS) teaching guides. These guides, created by classroom teachers, offer short lessons and writing exercises that give students specific instruction and practice using Common Core skills and strategies. Lerner eSource also provides additional resources including online activities, downloadable/printable graphic organizers, and additional educational materials that would also support Common Core instruction. Download, share, pin, print, and save as many of these free resources as you like!
Cub Reporter Meets Famous Americans
Cub Reporter is on a mission. He’s interviewing famous people from US history to find out what made them so special. Using classic journalistic questions—who, what, when, where, why, and how—he’ll uncover the story of how these people made a difference. Readers will join Cub… View available downloads →
Reviews
School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
“A whimsical approach to biographies sure to appeal to young readers.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple